Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Prickleback \Pric"kle*back`\, Pricklefish \Pric"kle*fish`\, n.
(Zool.)
The stickleback.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Stickleback \Stic"kle*back`\, n. [OE. & Prov E. stickle a
prickle, spine, sting (AS. sticel) + back. See {Stick}, v.
t., and cf. {Banstickle}.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus
{Gasterosteus} and allied genera. The back is armed with two
or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish
water, and construct curious nests. Called also {sticklebag},
{sharpling}, and {prickleback}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickleback
n 1: small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long
dorsal fin consists entirely of spines
2: small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed
fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate
courtship; subjects of much research [syn: {stickleback},
{prickleback}]
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